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Hair of the Dog Blue Dot Imperial IPA

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5143.8/5.03.79/5.07%84.1Snifter, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Blue Dot is named after our planet: we are only a pale blue dot in this universe. A Double India Pale Ale made with Rye malt and a combination of intense hop varieties.
O.G. 1074, 100 IBUs.
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 HopBackDoc (394), Hatboro, Pennsylvania, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Oct 14, 2006  
Hazy orange color with a huge white pillowy head and good lacing. Big grapefruit aroma. Flavor is well balanced with citrus hops and bitterness mellowed by a sweet malt background. Lingering bitterness at the finish leaving a nice aftertaste. Very enjoyable.


 Odeed (1673), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/515/20
Oct 13, 2006  
(RATING NUMBER 900!bottle from liquid solutions)super murky orange body with a thick white head that leaves a huge coat of webing on the glass.aroma is a nice mix of grapefruit,caramel malts,pine,and pepper.flavor is a mix of seltzer water,pepper,grapefruit,and tangerines.alot like butte creeks duoble ipa but not as bitter.


 waolsen (1222), Littleton, Colorado, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Oct 11, 2006  
bottle compliments of glkaiser. booya. hazy orange pour. two fingers of egg white head. citrus hops, caramel malts, mild spice aroma. Big hop action, a little pepper(I suppose that is the rye malting), big citrus bite. caramel malts balanced throughout. very nice.


 TPaliga (212), Munster, Indiana, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/518/20
Oct 11, 2006  
Pours cloudy golden with billowy white head. Aroma is resiny, perfumy hops. Aroma is over the top hops. This is the most bitter IPA I have ever had and I love every minute of it. Excellent.


 madcow75 (425), Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Oct 8, 2006  
Bottle. Pours pale yellow with almost no head, just a whisp of white. Aroma is of citrus, grapefruit, lemon,some spices. This is bitter, mostly hops, very citrusy, some yeast/cloves. This got better as warmer, very harsh at first, but smoothed out along the way. This is an interesting IIPA, not like any other I have had before.


 OldGrowth (1408), North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Oct 7, 2006  
Bottle, from trade with hoppymeal. Real good aroma. Sweet & spice. Yeasty clovey, lite citrus, orange & lemon, hint of banana. Hazed orangy gold color, big head & good lace. Bitter flavor. Like aroma, though not as good, less diverse. Grassy, clove, lemon. still enjoyable. Medium body, smooth oily mouthffel, bitter finish. Really enjoyed this one, thought it stood out abit from alot of American IIPA’s , especislly after having the Wyterbacher q the other night


 ontario102 (794), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/514/20
Oct 6, 2006    Updated: Oct 7, 2006
Pours with pillowy, one finger head leaving cumulus lacing over a opaque, honey-like murky body; abundant yeast, lemon peel, earthy and citrus hop aroma; not alot of body, but plenty of resinous, oily, piney hops; no malt charactor to speak of because it’s completely oblitorated by fruity, Belginesque yeast and hops. Pure and simple hop juice, but not much more. That’s OK with me.


 Pailhead (2583), Allen Park, Michigan, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 5, 2006  
Bottle: Courtesy of Styles. Huge acidic orange juice aroma. Pours a cloudy orange wiht a small white head. Lots of sweet orange and tangerine up front. Mild caramel in the background. Moderate citrus hopped finish for a nice balance.



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